Republic County USD 109

Republic County USD 109 is looking for a 6th grade teacher for the 2026-2027 School year!
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High School and 8th Grade Promotion pictures are available for pickup today from 11:00 am-12:30 pm at 1839 F St in Belleville.

Summer Cross Country Practices – June 2026 Summer cross country practices will begin this Wednesday the 10th. These workouts are optional, but they are highly recommended for athletes who want to prepare for the season, build fitness, and begin acclimating to warmer weather before official practices start. Incoming 7th–12th Grade Athletes * Wednesdays, 7:30–8:30 a.m. at Rocky Pond High School Athletes Only * Wednesdays, 6:30–7:30 p.m. at Rocky Pond **The additional evening practice option is being offered to accommodate high school athletes who have summer jobs or other daytime commitments. Again, all summer practices are optional, but consistent attendance will help athletes develop the fitness base necessary for a successful cross country season. We hope to see you there!

To anyone hoping to do Jr. Buffs drama camp in August, we are sorry for our QR codes to the script not working! I didn't realize they could expire. Here is the link to our script: A Grimm Graduation- written by the 2026 forensics class. Please share this with whomever may be interested in drama camp this summer. Thank you! https://docs.google.com/document/d/13efgxhs6s64Ir8eqoTZL3J697yViBXKs5wlWoVOmr-U/edit?usp=drivesdk

RCHS Booster Club will celebrate ALL Spring Sport athletes and coaches at 6 pm Tuesday-June 2 in the HS cafeteria-Go Buffs!

On Saturday RCHS had a runner place 7th in the 200M at the KSHSSA State Track Meet, time was posted on their website milesplit-but then a curve judge, which is very customary at large track meets indicated that our athlete had stepped out of his lane. According to the rule 5-12 Infractions for races run in lanes-A competitor shall be considered to be out of the lane when: without being fouled and while running around a curve, steps on or over the inside lane or curb for three or more consecutive steps with either or both feet. Penalty is disqualification from the event. Though not what anyone had hoped for, this athlete still had a very good season, I hope this clears up any confusion about the post and then removal of post on our athlete. Go Buffs-

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Unbelievable day at the KSHSAA State Track Meet by Senior, Aden Morris, not one, not two, not even three, but FOUR medals in one day...6th place in 4x800 Relay, 7th place in high jump, 4th place as the anchor on the 4x100 Relay, and then 2nd place in a PR of 2:01.56 in the 800M to finish his day and career. He was 6th at the 600M mark and just wanted it more than the next 4 runners, what a run, that is how you finish your career. Gooooooo Buffs!!

The Buffs strike again find the podium in the 4x100 M Relay (Levi White, Nick Kendall, Owen Harms, and Aden Morris) placing 4th at the KSHSAA State Track Meet, Go Buffs!

Aden Morris gets to the podium in 7th place jumping 6'2 in the Class 2A high jump at the KSHSAA State Track Meet, Go Buffs!

Aden Morris 7th in class 2A boys high jump matching season best 6' 2"!

And there it is the first podium for the Buffs at the 2026 KSHSAA State Track Meet, the boys (Aden Morris, Brekyn Gaither, Om Patel, and Grady Siemsen) 4x800 gets 6th place, Go Buffs!

Day 2 at KSHSAA State Track Meet is off and running, Levi White qualified for the finals in the 100m later in the day. The girls and boys 4x800s are next at 10:30, along with Aden Morris to high jump, Go Buffs!

I’m going to call this Our BIG FAT ART Road Trip!!! This past week, 9 students road tripped with Mrs. Strnad to Lucas, KS to see all things grass roots! We had an amazing time taking in all the crazy creative vibes! Mrs. Strnad even bought some rubber band earrings…we ended the day at Ms. Patty’s farm doing some plein air art sipping on some rootbeer floats! Thursday was a much needed rainy day so we spent most of it art-ing our way through Russell! We enjoyed studio time with artist David Friday and a collage workshop at the Deines Cultural Center. Thanks to our wonderful Airbnb hosts & to all the adults who helped make this trip possible!

RCHS Fans our State Track participants (14 of them) will leave from the back parking lot of the HS at 10 am Friday-May 29 if you wish to send them off to Wichita-Go Buffs!

Summer Weights start next Monday-June 1, 2026 HS BOYS and GIRLS 6-7:30 AM JH boys and girls 7:30-9:00 AM Everyone welcome all summer, always free, Go Buffs!

The RCHS Golf team competed in the Class 2A State Golf meet today in Winfield at Quail Ridge Golf Course. The team competed hard today, but came up short in qualifying for tomorrow's medal round. Greyson Novak and Carson Struebing missed the individual cut score by two strokes each for tomorrow's medal round, as well. What a great season for such a young team, proud of all of you guys-Go Buffs!

Summer Strength Schedule! 💪☀️

Check out our summer weights schedule and come put in the work. Consistency now builds success later. Let’s have a great summer, Buffs!

The Robotics program is offering a Robotics Summer Camp for all current 5th through 8th graders. The camp will run June 8th through 18th, Monday thru Thursday from 9am to 12pm. The camp is taught by KSU professors and Mr. Baxa. Students will get to build, program, and compete with mBot robots. Please email Mr. Baxa at jon.baxa@usd109.org to sign up.

The RCHS State bound Golf team will leave for Winfield today, to get in a practice round before tomorrow's Class 2A State competition. They will leave from the back of the school today at NOON, if you would like to give them a Go Buffs send off. Best of Luck, Greyson Novak, Parker Alexander, Carson Struebing, Manny Motto, Cole Hansen, and Carson Beavers...